BILLY Tannery is a new British leather brand founded by two entrepreneurs, Jack Millington and Rory Harker, which makes products from kid goat leather tanned in their small-batch tannery or microtannery. The Billy Tannery website is now live ahead of a product launch on crowdfunding platform Kickstarter on 24 May 2017.
Billy Tannery began when founders Jack and Rory discovered that, due to the growth in demand for goat meat in the UK and the decline of the British leather industry, there were thousands of British goat hides going to waste. Now, having partnered with ethical goat meat supplier Cabrito, Billy Tannery use the leftover hides to produce premium vegetable tanned kid leather in their new tannery near Northampton.
Billy Tannery is launching a range of luxury kid leather bags and accessories that are designed and handmade in Britain. It is the first leather brand of its kind in Britain, with a vertically integrated supply chain from hide to final product. Jack and Rory’s goal is to put an end to the waste of British goat hides by tapping into the rich leather heritage of the Midlands area. The first range of Billy Tannery products launches on the crowdfunding site, Kickstarter, on 24 May 2017.
Jack Millington said: “After decades of decline, we believe that it is time for some fresh thinking in the British leather industry. We are passionate about taking this unwanted waste product and transforming it into unique and entirely British leather products.”
More information can be found at www.billytannery.co.uk
